manasa:

As if being blackmailed into being government pawns wasn't bad enough, there were normal everyday chores to do. Carolyn thought the government could have at least coughed up the money to hire someone to take care of the mundane things. Laundry was the bane of Carolyn's existence. She hated laundry almost as she hated being blackmailed.

She shoved the clothes, colors and whites, into the washer.

cantcatchme:

Waiting for anything was something that Iris had a very hard time doing. So when she walked into Starbucks to grab two Hazlenut Grappuccinos and saw the line...well this was going to suck mightily. Still the need for sugar and caffeine out weighed anything else.

Iris got in line. Five seconds later it already felt like an eternity.